Local swimming team places third in state meet
The athletic program lists coaches Howard Carter and Paul Koontz guiding a season in which the locals captured one meet and finished third in the state. Dual contrasts showed Goldsboro winning the state meet and Kannapolis narrowly placing second, with team members including Bayne Keever Thurman Horney Ray Keever Cleo Venable Hubert Speas Jack Preston Albert Evans Jack Green.
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Graham King
John Jones
Marvin Great
David Lowe
Floyd Taylor
R. Hubert Jackson
W. H. Davis
BR. B. Leeseaman
Charles Warner
Bill Sisemore
Lawson Ingram
Paul Hewnikson
Tom Aller
Russell Clark
Carl Bailey
Howard Carter
Paul Koontz
Goldsbero
Kannapolis
Bayne Keever
Thurman Horney
Ray Keever
Cleo Venable
Hubert Speas
Jack Preston
Albert Evans
Jack Green
High School Teams Reach New Heights in 1938 Sports
The 1938 season saw the Bison basketball team finish with fifteen wins and eleven defeats under coach leadership, led by George Marsh. Tennis, golf, and soccer squads posted multiple victories and strong showings in state and regional events, with players such as William Frazier, David Conrad, Ansel Snow, and Paul Bryant starring across sports. The basketball squad defeated Triangle and Greensboro, then fell to Airco, while golf placed high in state and Atlantic meets. Soccer totaled nine wins and losses, reflecting a vigorous multi-sport year.
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Bisons
Green Wave
Gastonia
Greensboro
Winston- Salem
Triangle
Airco
Charlotte
Burlington Quint
Crane
Hickory
Burlington
Winston-Salem
Salisbury
Gps
Greensro
David Conrad
William Frazier
Sam Smith
John Diffendale
Frank Garrett
Sidney Gayle
Ansel Snow
Bobby Sapperfield
Bison
Bobby Sappenfield
Jim Groome
Paul Bryant
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Bisons Soccer Team Earns Runner Up in County League
The Bison soccer squad coached by John Hodges and Sam Smith finished second in the county league, with a State tournament run ended by Walkertown in the first round. Losing only to Jamestown in league play, the team rebuilt around four lettermen and several new players.
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Bison
John Hodges
Sam Smith
Bisons
Jamestown
Hodges
Walkertown
Gray Williamson
Clyde Hedrick
Hoyt Hedrick
Gilbert Callahan
Johnny Miller
Michael Kinnerly
Chester Brown
Hubert Jackson
Ervin Kiffin
Howard Corn
Lester Steele
Joe Wooten
E. B. Barnes
Bill Graham
Jesse Steele
Donail Safewricht
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George Marsh
Lexington
Durham
Greens
J. R. Newton
Marvin Grant
RK. B. Sossoman
Carey Siderton
Bob Truesdell
Join Jones
Arnold Lloyd
Bill Sizemore
Emerson Gray
Carl Mickey
Paul Hamilton
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